God’s Word alone can e’er af­ford
Sure ground for faith’s foun­da­tion;
It is a trea­sure from the Lord,
Brings trust for full sal­va­tion.
No hu­man wis­dom can com­pare
With that of God’s own giv­ing,
What God’s Word clear­ly doth de­clare
Sufficeth for our liv­ing.

On God and His pure Word alone,
My heart can rest con­fid­ing;
From its bright pag­es light is thrown,
Our pil­grim foot­steps guid­ing.
O God, let no false doc­trine turn
My heart from true de­vo­tion;
O fire my soul, that it may burn
For truth, with strong emo­tion.

In God alone I put my trust,
On His rich care de­pend­ing;
He will ward off each dead­ly thrust,
’Gainst Sa­tan’s craft de­fend­ing.
By Thy dear Word, up­hold me, Lord,
And let me keep it pure­ly,
Against the de­vil’s wrath and sword
And wiles, pre­served se­cure­ly.